A Case of Septic Pulmonary Embolism with an Initial Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

Septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) is a rare lung disease that typically occurs when thrombus containing microorganisms from nonpulmonary infection focus settles in the arteries via hematogenous route and causes infarction infection. Nonspecific symptoms such as fever, cough, chest pain are manifested. SPE associated with predisposing conditions infective endocarditis, intravenous drug addiction, venous catheter, tonsillitis, tooth pelvis infections. It has high morbidity mortality, most important point determines prognosis early diagnosis broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy phase. should be considered primary of accompanied by fever multiple nodules and/or cavitary lesions, which signs feeding vessels lungs. Here, we present case hemodialysis catheter clinical findings sepsis, was referred to our center preliminary tuberculosis.